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 #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 27, 2006 23:06 pm Under, below, underneath, beneath |
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| Christophe wrote: |
Hi everybody,
I asked my teacher the difference between these four words and, to be honest, I'm not sure I have understood everything (can you please tell me if this sentence is correct ?)
So could you give me some examples with each word if possible ?
Thanks a lot
Christophe |
Under as a preposition can mean
1 - in a place which is directly below: he hid under the table; the coin rolled under the piano.
2 - less than: she is under thirty; he is under age; it was sold for under $100; he ran the mile in under four minutes.
Below as an adverb means lower down: he stood on the hill and looked down into the valley below.
As a preposition, it means lower than: the temperature never goes below 25?; if you look below the surface; you shouldn't have hit him below the belt; his marks were considerably below (the) average.
Underneath as a preposition means under/beneath: she wore a long woollen cardigan underneath her jacket; he was sheltering underneath a chestnut tree.
As an adverb it also means under: he was wearing a thin shirt with nothing underneath.
Beneath as an adverb means underneath/below: he looked out of the plane at the mountains beneath.
As a preposition it means under: have you looked beneath the cooker?
He thinks it is beneath him, he thinks it is too insignificant/too unimportant for him to deal with. |
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:28 am Under, below, underneath, beneath |
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ok, thanks a lot Conchita for these examples, they are very useful
thanks you again and see you
Christophe |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:34 am Under, below, underneath, beneath |
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Conchita,
1. He ran the mile in under four minutes.
Does it mean, "He ran the mile withn four minutes."
Is 'ran in" is a phrasal verb?
Please comment,
Er.S.M.M.Hanifa |
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